NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

ACCLARENT, INC., Appellant

v.

FORD ALBRITTON, IV, Appellee ______________________

2018-2377 ______________________

Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2017- 00498. ______________________

JUDGMENT ______________________

WILLIAM C. ROOKLIDGE, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Irvine, CA, argued for appellant. Also represented by TAYLOR KING; LISA J. ADAMS, PETER CUOMO, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Boston, MA.

ASHLEY NICOLE MOORE, McKool Smith, PC, Dallas, TX, argued for appellee. Also represented by ALEXANDRA FIGARI EASLEY, MEREDITH ANNE ELKINS. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is

ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and HUGHES, Circuit Judges). AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

October 4, 2019 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court